uickly scanned her to see if she was okay, she was seated properly on the only armchair in our parlor but her eyes wer

, m

whispers w

t years old brother. The tension in the room was so thick, I almost felt I could touch it. I glance at Ruth, my youngest sister. She was seated beside Jerry and is t

.." She pursed,

Lucy and me intently. She studies us for a while and continues. "

can't wait any longer." And then she mumbles." Cuz I can already see where this is going

You aren't the only curio

" mum explained flatly. She li

e, I couldn't

just gonna say

er how she feels, I already felt bad for her. I always

t awkwardly." I'm so sorry,

reak the unbearable silence," it's okay mom...so what's gonna happen?" Tears brimmed in mom's reddened eyes

her face and her eyebrows were arched, She w

sobbed. "I have debts Sophie," she sniffed, "I have debts

my hand I lean in and

have you done for us that you are on debts. We

s down in

t up Lucy," She shouts w

king to you,"

the floor to comfort her. They were stroking he

but from the look of things, mom needed it the more. She had gone thr

uld feel my nose tickle so I sniff again. Mom clasped her lips to avoid licking her salty tears. She was nodding vigorously to what I had just

l location of the recliner. I turn around to look with her, it was Lucy, she did not come to comfort mom; she wasn't even crying.

ks up and study our faces, then she continues. "Um... I want all of you to appreciate this decision because...

. "Ooh, losing your job wasn't enough for y

on't want to separate you guys. Never.

elieve we moved in here like a year ago, I managed to settle down at school and every asp

cy, please don't make this harder tha

already crying, Jerry just watched. His palms were together and in

ating voice," the separation between you a

seated on jerry's bed. Jerry breaks

y daddy!"

n. I could not stay here, I had to stop t

ou are here for each other, okay?" They nod and slowly the volume of t

ith so much strength, I could see her throbbing veins on her neck. Mum was curled

I had said and remembered it was not the time to say what

to me. Her face was smeared with masca

was a mistak

?" She asks again

mom doesn't have anything to do with it. I try

his mistake that's called a fam

presses her han

ms and then storms off to our room and slams the door which bounces back

ere drenched in tears and sweat. Her face and eyes were red and puffy. I remained in that position for a while

ght because of the crashes I heard from the room, but then I relaxed when I reme

.

veryone had gone to bed. I picked up my phone

doesn't ma

o it alone than with you. Go sor

a moment I think the phone would snap. I try my best to hold the tears but I guess t